Firefighter Lawrence J. Owsley

Photo of Firefighter Lawrence J. Owsley
Last Call: Wed, Feb 20th, 1918
Date of Incident: Tue, Feb 19th, 1918
Cause of Death: Motor Vehicle Accident (Response)
Service Time: 6 years
Age: 31

Survivors

His parents Jeptha and Bertha, four sisters, and three brothers

Incident

Firefighter Owsley was seriously injured when the Hosewagon that he was riding on was struck by a streetcar at Twelfth Street and Bennington Avenue. He was taken to St. Joseph Hospital where he died the following day. Two other firefighters were injured in the accident. Firefighter Owsley was assigned to #27 Hose Company

Agency

Kansas City Fire Department Patch
635 Woodland Avenue - Suite 2100
Kansas City, Missouri 64116
(816) 513-4600

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